Director Céline Sciamma continues to prove herself as one of the most accomplished and unpredictable contemporary French filmmakers with her follow up to "Portrait of a Lady on Fire", the uniquely emotional, PETITE MAMAN. Following the death of her beloved grandmother, 8-year-old Nelly accompanies her parents to her mother’s childhood home to begin the difficult process of cleaning out its contents. As Nelly explores the house and nearby woods, she is immediately drawn to a neighbor her own age building a tree-house. What follows is a tender tale of childhood grief, memory and connection.
Director
Céline Sciamma
Cast
Joséphine Sanz, Gabrielle Sanz, Nina Meurisse
Rating
Year
2022
Country
France
Language
French
Main Trailer
Reviews
- "Featuring wonderful performances from twin sisters Joséphine and Gabrielle Sanz, and also the cutest little murder-mystery game you’ve ever seen, PETITE MAMAN hits all the right notes, creating an epic in miniature."
- The Globe and Mail (Toronto) - "Céline Sciamma’s beautiful fairytale reverie is occasioned by the dual mysteries of memory and the future: simple, elegant and very moving."
- The Guardian - "PETITE MAMAN is, amongst other things, a beautiful ode to mother-daughter love and a melancholy acknowledgment of the distance that always exists in that relationship, when both parties are separated by age and responsibility."
- The Film Stage
Awards
- Film by the Sea Int'l Film Festival
- San Sebastián Int'l Film Festival
- Stockholm Film Festival
- Mar del Plata Film Festival
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
Festivals
- Toronto Int'l Film Festival
- Berlin Int'l Film Festival
- Melbourne Int'l Film Festival
- San Sebastián Int'l Film Festival
- Transilvania Int'l Film Festival
- Karlovy Vary Int'l Film Festival
- New Femininity Film Festival
- Norwegian Int'l Film Festival
- New York Film Festival
- Beijing Int'l Film Festival
- Heartland Int'l Film Festival
- Vancouver Int'l Film Festival
- and more...